Altars of Desire

{{short description|1927 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Altars of Desire

| image = 1926 publicity still of Conway Tearle and Mae Murray in Altars of Desire - (SAYRE 14211) (cropped).jpg

| caption = 1926 publicity still of Conway Tearle and Mae Murray in Altars of Desire

| director = Christy Cabanne

| producer =

| writer = Agnes Christine Johnston
Albert E. Lewin
Alice D. G. Miller

| story = Maria Thompson Daviess

| starring = Mae Murray
Conway Tearle

| music =

| cinematography = William H. Daniels

| editing =

| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

| released = {{film date|1927|2|5}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

}}

Altars of Desire is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring silent movie star Mae Murray. It was produced and released by MGM.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AltarsOfDesire1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: Altars of Desires] at silentera.com

A print of Altars of Desire survives and is preserved by MGM.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2716/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Altars of Desire]

Synopsis

Claire (Murray) is sent to Paris by her father (Edeson) to acquire some refinement. A treasure-hunter (Beranger) stalks her, but so does good guy David Elrod (Tearle), who rescues her.

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